October 2025 Privacy Points
WaTech’s Office of Cybersecurity just wrapped up another fantastic slate of programming for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. If you missed any of the presentations, including the one I did on AI Companion Chatbots, visit OCS’s website to view the recordings ... (Read more)
OPDP Reports
- OPDP Service Action Plan Metric Report 2024
- OPDP Performance Report 2024
- OPDP Privacy Assessment Survey Report 2024
- OPDP Privacy Assessment Survey Report 2023
- OPDP Privacy Assessment Survey Report 2022
- OPDP Privacy Assessment Survey Report 2021
- Full report: Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Sharing Agreements Best Practices Report (2021) (Report Highlights)
- Office of Privacy and Data Protection Performance Report 2020
- Privacy Assessment 2020
Consumer Resources
- Data Privacy Day presentation: The state Office of Privacy and Data Protection (OPDP) recognized Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, 2021 with a virtual event that included guest speakers from the American Civil Liberties Union and The Future of Privacy Forum who presented on the important topic of privacy and equity.
- Tips for safely using public Wi-Fi: Many of us are spending more time online since the start of the pandemic and sometimes need to use public Wi-Fi to connect to the internet. If you do find yourself needing to use public Wi-Fi, please consider these recommendations from the state Chief Privacy Officer to help protect your data. (Language translations)
- Video conferencing best practices: There have been several reports nationally about video conferences being disrupted by individuals transmitting hate speech, profanity and pornographic material. Please see these recommendations to mitigate these security risks. Also, a reminder: Do not click on emails where you don't know the sender, email has inconsistencies with grammar and/or spelling, or contain a web link you're unfamiliar with.